Sentences with phrase «drawings of plants»

Spanish monks first discovered passiflora in Mexico in the early 17th century and sent back drawings of the plants to Europe, where, in Rome, Giacomo Bosio, a monastic scholar, saw them as symbols of Christ's passion.

It is amply illustrated by drawings of plants, almost all of which can't be found anywhere on Earth.

Ellsworth Kelly has been making drawings of plants and flowers since the late 1940s and continues to do so today.

Line drawings of plants in graphite and ink on paper, made between 1960 and 1992, are the subject of this catalogue, published to accompany Kelly's first solo exhibition at Matthew Marks Gallery, Plant Drawings, at 1018 Madison Avenue in 1992.

Among her many contributions are botanical drawings of plants found at Wave Hill, such as the sweetbay magnolia portrayed here.

For this exhibition, he has included new drawings of plants in the greenhouse.

The exhibition includes Subhankar Banerjee's epic photographs of migratory caribou in northern Alaska, Fernando Palma Rodríguez's animatronic Monarch butterflies, restoring life to a threatened species, Abel Rodriquez's exquisite drawings of plants, recording indigenous environmental knowledge passed down through generations, and Paulo Nazareth's delicate installations of materials collected during his journey, on foot, between Belo Horizonte and New York City.

The kids then watch a video shot at their sanctuary by Jean - Michel Cousteau (son of Jacques Cousteau) and create paintings and drawings of the plants and animals they see.

Students are asked to read the information about the artworks then answer questions, then show their visual understanding through a high quality observed drawing of a plant (ideally students would work from actual uprooted weeds in the lesson, but source images are provided if this is not possible).

Every day for a month one or the other artist made a drawing of a plant found on the Foundation's seventy - acre property in central Connecticut.

Not exact matches

Kenneth Freeman, Ambius» head of innovation, has been with the company since the 1990s and has since evolved his understanding of why humans are drawn to keeping plants in indoor environments and why doing so improves health and well - being.

On the LNG front, there are almost 20 proposed projects on the drawing board, involving construction of gas pipelines from northeastern B.C. to tidewater, and construction of massive liquefaction plants.

Following my lead, Pike's diagrams naturally lead one to think of God as a power plant, upon which many autonomous systems draw their current.

The imagery drawn from the Transforming Earth the mustard plant serves as shelter for the birds, ensuring the protection of these creatures of God, and thus promoting life.

In El Salvador, Valentin planted a new church near the city of Santa Ana, setting his sights on the crowds of youth who were being drawn into the violent gangs overtaking his country.

Since 1960, molecular biologists have been drawing up their own evolutionary trees, and these match those based on fossils and museum specimens of living plants and animals.

Since then, his large - scale rallies, held in cooperation with local churches in towns and cities across the country, have drawn millions of people and seen thousands of new churches planted.

Solar energy is the primary source of power at the plant, drawn from 670 solar panels that have been fitted on the roof and linked to a 110kW solar photovoltaic electrical system.

And, while vinegar won't draw out as many of the beneficial components of an herb that alcohol will, it does excel at drawing minerals and vitamins from a plant.

On the edge of the drawing are cutaway diagrams of parts of the plant.

Based on the data available, no final conclusions can be drawn on the genetic stability of the rice plants.

Drawing on their deep knowledge of plants, Naturex's scientific...

Awoniyi connected planted a firm header into the net of Kortrijk off a cross from Omar Govea in the 13th minute to draw his team level after they went behind through an own goal scored by Teddy Mezague in the 14th minute.

Plant the seeds of next year's conversation now — What drew her to the school to which she was accepted?

You'll be engaged in all kinds of new learning during which you get to hammer metal, knit, think, find new ways to parent, dig in the earth, plant seeds, draw, sing, cook, and be rejuvenated.

Its last free Play Day of the summer 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Aug. 19, where kids can explore the playground, plant flowers in the Fragrance Garden, blow bubbles, draw with chalk and attend sensory - friendly storytimes.

They make up a third of the nation's cash crop receipts — 50 percent of receipts if floriculture and greenhouse plant sales are counted — and, until now, they haven't drawn much federal money or attention.

Go apple picking Jump in a pile of leaves Make some autumn art Collect colourful fall leaves Collect seeds from plants in the garden Plant bulbs for next spring Make a bird feeder Make leaf prints Make pumpkin playdough Create an Autumn poem Go looking for spider webs Make a nature table with your Autumn finds Bake an apple pie Carve your own pumpkin Make Autumn sun catchers Go on a bat watch at dusk Make toffee apples Set up a scavenger hunt Collect sycamore seeds Grab an umbrella and go singing in the rain Throw a Halloween party Make an autumn wreath for your door Make a bug hotel Listen to the sound of leaves crunching under your feet Collect conkers Collect pinecones Collect twigs Make hot chocolate Draw or paint some autumn still life Attend harvest festival Make apple crisps / chips Remember what you're thankful for Take pictures of all the different colours you can find in a woodland Make leaf rubbings Go stargazing Have an autumn picnic Look for a full moon Go trick or treating Try apple bobbing Make apple sauce Fly a kite Make a windsock Dry orange slices Roast pumpkin seeds Make Halloween biscuits Make a rain catcher Build an indoor fort Collect acorns Donate old woollens and coats to a charity Help clear leaves from the lawn

We have been exploring the natural world in our Nature Studies Block, drawing the animals and plants we see around us all of the time.

Michael Lash, the city's director of public art and the man credited with drawing Chihuly to the Garfield Park Conservatory, said the blown glass sculpture looked like an orange, pear - shaped vase with a sunflower and a leaf planted inside.

Show them what their plant will eventually look like - they can draw a picture of it and practice writing the word or the first letter, such as T for Tomato.

The hearings are drawing interest in the Capital Region amid a water contamination crisis in the village of Hoosick Falls, where the municipal drinking water was found to be contaminated with PFOA, a chemical used in manufacturing plants nearby.

When the CEO of Entergy Corp. visited FitzPatrick nuclear plant Friday to talk with 600 employees about closing the facility, one of the workers drew attention to the executive's hefty compensation while asking him to be fair to the rank - and - file.

Drawing on the horticultural research and experience of Cornell University, the Master Gardeners provide services to Ulster County residents that include pH soil testing, insect and plant disease identification and plant selection and care recommendations.

Cuomo says he is going to send a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta urging the Defense Department to draw up a contract with the plant to provide energy to Fort Drum.

The plan was to join fellow Green Party candidate, gubernatorial hopeful Howie Hawkins, to draw attention to the pending closure of the General Electric plant in Fort Edward, a straight shot to the east from Funiciello's bakery, the Rock Hill Bakehouse, on Exchange Street....

Blvd. E., presents two free exhibits: State of the Dao: Chinese Contemporary Art - and Nature, Once Removed: Flora and Fauna in Contemporary Drawing, featuring work of 20 artists of animals, plants, and landscapes.

But their passionate opposition to the chemical plant generated an explosion of public anger that forced a halt in construction, pending further environmental impact studies by authorities in Beijing, and produced large demonstrations June 1 and 2, drawing national publicity.

ALBANY — Two of the state's four remaining coal plants, struggling financially and facing closure, have drawn interest from an outside investor.

The water security work of the incoming AAAS Leshner Fellows draws from varied disciplines, including anthropology, civil engineering, biological and environmental sciences, geography, hydrology, political science and economics, plant genetics and horticulture.

The plight of Richmond, within a ring of five refineries, three chemical plants, eight Superfund sites and numerous other pollution sources, has turned many local residents of all colors into activists, and drawn the attention of sociologists, legal scholars and scientists.

«The development and long - term running of the plant will draw heavily upon the types of skills that we are training.

Rocheford, a plant geneticist at Purdue, drew the attention of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for his research on variations affecting provitamin A carotenoids — naturally occurring plant pigments that our bodies can convert to vitamin A — in maize.

Power plants draw more freshwater than any other consumer in the United States, accounting for more than 50 percent of the nation's freshwater use at about 500 billion gallons daily.

A report assessing the plant's risks was released a year ago, drawing some 700 comments that were reviewed by the Ministry of Environment's Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC).

In fact, if one of today's plug - ins draws its juice from a current coal - burning power plant, then overall it will cause slightly more carbon dioxide to be released into the air than a standard hybrid.

This little songbird likes the gaps in a mature forest, where a tree has fallen and the light draws a crowd of plants.

Most of these bacteria are symbiotic, drawing from and providing for the plant in ways such as nitrogen - fixing and leaf - protection.

«The relationship between colour variation and stability was independent of activity period or host plant range, since the more stable species with large variation in colour drawing were not restricted in their activity to a shorter part of the year or to a narrower range of host plants.

Alabama also objected, worried about another species: nuclear power plants, which use enormous quantities of water, usually drawn from rivers and lakes, to cool their big reactors.